Location

This year the Zwolse IJsselcup will be held in Café/halls "De Vrolijkheid" (the happiness or the gayness in English)

This also is the location were UNIque Dance provides dance classes. The address:

"De Vrolijkheid" has two (dance) halls available. The small hall will be used as dressing room during the competition. The large hall is were the competition will take place.

The large dance hall

The large hall has a dance floor of app. 220m² and has a real good parquet floor. Next to the halls there is a nice Café where you can order a drink or something to eat. It's also allowed to smoke there.

Route to "De Vrolijkheid" by car:

"De Vrolijkheid" is situated near highway A28 nearby the exit Zwolle-Noord.

If you are arriving from the North (Meppel/Groningen), take exit Zwolle-Noord and make a left turn at the end of the exit.

If you are arriving from the South (Apeldoorn/Arnhem), take exit Zwolle-Noord and make a right turn at the end of the exit.

Turn left at the first traffic lights.

You will find  "De Vrolijkheid"  after app. 100 meters on your left side. You can park, for free, next to the building.

The blue circled dot is the location of De Vrolijkheid.

You can plan your complete route here: http://www.map24.com

Route to "De Vrolijkheid" by flight:

If you are flying to The Netherlands, you will probably arrive at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam). You can check out http://www.easyjet.com or http://www.skyeurope.com for tickets.

After you arrive you can take the train from platform 1 or 2 at Schiphol Station to Zwolle. The trains leave every thirty minutes (20 and 50 minutes past the hour). The journey will take app. 1½ hours. You can plan the railway journey on the Dutch railway site.

Route to "De Vrolijkheid" by public transportation:

If you are travelling by train please leave the train at Zwolle Central Station. You can then take the bus to get to "De Vrolijkheid".

From Zwolle Central Station take bus line 3 to Berkum. Please tell the bus driver you need to go to "De Vrolijkheid" on the "Oude Meppelerweg (Old Meppelstreet)". He will announce when you reach your destination. The travel time by bus is app. 20 minutes.

From the bus stop it is a 4 minute walk (heading towards the city centre) to "De Vrolijkheid".

The blue circled dot is the location of De Vrolijkheid. The green flag's the bus stop.

You can check http://www.9292ov.nl for specified travel information and - times.

Most of the hotels are situated around the city centre of Zwolle and not nearby the venue. The hotel closest to the venue is Campanile Hotel Zwolle. From the Campanile Hotel to the venue will take less than 10 minutes by car.